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Swamy Haridhos & Party: Classical Bhajans

by Raul d'Gama Rose
November 8, 2010

Swamy Haridhos & PartyClassical BhajansCountry & Eastern2010 It is impossible to traverse the ocean of Indian music in one go. First there is the thriving classical music tradition that keeps the ancient collection of ragas alive. Then there is the burgeoning tradition of popular film songs, and ...

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Charles Lloyd Quartet: Mirror

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
November 3, 2010

Charles Lloyd QuartetMirrorECM Records2010 Saxophonist Charles Lloyd's current artistic output is often depicted as a heartwarming comeback after years of silence. It is certainly true that his recent string of albums for ECM has brought him commercial and critical success even greater than the plaudits that attended his ...

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Karl Jannuska: Streaming

by Pascal-Denis Lussier
October 30, 2010

Karl Jannuska Streaming Paris Jazz Underground Records 2010 Studies demonstrate that everyone pays more attention to a female voice--the more alluring, the better the attention--and this, regardless of gender. Singer Sienna Dahlen has an extremely alluring voice, one that could sell rainwater in a snowstorm. This may ...

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Grateful Dead: Formerly The Warlocks

by Doug Collette
October 30, 2010

Grateful DeadFormerly The WarlocksRhino2010 Formerly The Warlocks is an ingeniously packaged set of six CDs and assorted memorabilia that documents two “stealth" shows by the Grateful Dead in the autumn of 1989 at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia. Due to the increasing difficulty in managing the group's ...

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Lew Soloff: Sketches Of Spain

by Karl Ackermann
October 29, 2010

Lew SoloffSketches Of SpainSheffield Lab 2010 Sometimes it feels as though trumpeter Miles Davis never left the stage--his afterlife in airplay, books, t-shirts, reissues and tributes is ubiquitous. But even for those jazz fans who would rather not languish in nostalgia, Davis, like saxophonist John Coltrane, continues to ...

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Miles Davis: Previously Unreleased 1980s Recordings

by Chris May
October 25, 2010

Miles DavisPerfect Way: The Miles Davis Anthology: The Warner Bros. YearsWarner Jazz2010 The composer John Cage related a funny story about an encounter with trumpeter Miles Davis. It happened at a US airport sometime in the mid 1980s. Cage was travelling with the choreographer Merce Cunningham, and the ...

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Teddy Wilson: Solo / Big Band

by David Rickert
October 21, 2010

Teddy WilsonSolo / Big BandStoryville Records2010 Teddy Wilson will always be primarily known for his work with the Benny Goodman band and the reliable piano accompaniment he provided for it on many classic records. After the big band era, although he teamed up with Goodman again from ...

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Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Quartet: A New Fluorescence

by Chris May
October 18, 2010

Neon QuartetCatch MeEdition Records2010 Among the albums released by British saxophonists in 2010, two at least are destined for the best-of-year lists. One is Nat Birchall's Guiding Spirit (Gondwana), the other is Catch Me by Stan Sulzmann's Neon Quartet. There are similarities. To varying degrees, each saxophonist takes John Coltrane's ...

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Rhubarb Jones: Rhubarb Jones

by Florence Wetzel
October 15, 2010

Rhubarb JonesRhubarb JonesSelf Produced2010 The marriage between jazz and rock is long and continuing, and there's a new band on the scene that takes the best from both worlds. Fresh from the rock 'n' roll suburbs of Millburn, New Jersey, come the powerful sounds of Rhubarb Jones. ...

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Domina Catrina Lee: Songs From The Breastbone Drum

by Robert Bush
October 10, 2010

Domina Catrina LeeSongs From The Breastbone DrumSelf Produced2010 Singaporean guitarist and composer Domina Catrina Lee is not a household name. In a more just universe, she would be. Lee possesses a seemingly infinite musical imagination. Working with a computer and a “budget" acoustic guitar, Lee has crafted a ...